He’s one of the greatest actors of his generation but, as Michael Gambon prepares to exit stage left, he tells Deirdre Reynolds he wouldn’t like to be starting out now

A few weeks ago I got talking to a manager of a county football team. His team had made good progress playing a fine attacking style of football but in recent games had come unstuck against extreme massed defences, writes Kieran Shannon.

Two Andy Warhol portraits of superstars Elvis Presley and Marlon Brando have sold for more than $151m (€121.2m) at an auction in New York.

Two Andy Warhol portraits of superstars Elvis Presley and Marlon Brando have sold for more than 151 million dollars (€121m) at an auction in New York.

Actor James Gandolfini died after suffering cardiac arrest, hospital officials in Rome say.

Brad Pitt hopes his films will be a legacy for his children to watch when they are older.

NOT every father and son have Marlon Brando on hand to break up their fights.

In the wake of Henry Hill’s death, John Daly reflects on the greatest gangster film of all time, now 40 years old

Before her fight this morning she would have read the same Bible verses and listened to the same Christian songs on her iPod

Michael Fassbender is a "once-in-a generation" actor.

French actress Maria Schneider who starred in the controversial film “Last Tango in Paris” has died. She was 58.

YOU can tell a lot about a man from the films that he loves. I’m not sure what it says about me, but On the Waterfront is one of my absolute favourites.

THIS reviewer’s introduction to Ol’ Blue Eyes came, strangely, via the pages of a 1970s soccer magazine.

SINGER Al Martino, who played the Frank Sinatra-type role of Johnny Fontane in The Godfather and recorded hits including Spanish Eyes and the Italian ballad Volare in a 50-year musical career, died on Tuesday. He was 82.

Paul Newman has been 'outed' from beyond the grave by Marlon Brando, according to writer Darwin Porter's scandalous new book on the late movie legend.

'Godfather' Marlon Brando reportedly tried to land a job as a daytime TV presenter shortly before his death in a bid to boost his bank balance.

Late movie legend Marlon Brando battled the eating disorder bulimia for most of his adult life, according to a new book about the 'Godfather' star.

Eccentric movie legend Marlon Brando wanted an aquarium stocked with six-foot sharks and moray eels, according to the craftsman who helped the actor design the Polynesian retreat that was never realised.

BRANDO, Wayne, Peck and McQueen had it, Streep Binoche and Hackman have it. Paul Newman had it in spades.

The coroner's office will conduct an autopsy on the body of Christian Brando at the request of his family, authorities said.

Christian Brando, the eldest son of late actor Marlon Brando, has died. He was 49 years old.

Marlon Brando's estate is suing a furniture maker after the iconic star's surname was used to sell a chair.

Late, great movie icon Marlon Brando is to be honoured by his friends and peers as part of a new two-part documentary to air on TV in the US in May.

Marlyn Monroe tried to prevent herself from spiralling into the depression which eventually led to her suicide by seeking help from acting contemporary Marlon Brando, according to recently unearthed letters.

Pirates of the Carribean star Orlando Bloom is thrilled he is considered a Hollywood heart-throb, because he feels like he's following in the footsteps of his icons.

Late screen legend Marlon Brando secretly taped meetings with friends, in which he encouraged them to reveal personal details, according to a long-term pal.

Jack Nicholson is planning to knock down Marlon Brando's former Los Angeles estate and plant flower beds on the property which neighbours his home.

Jurors in a civil lawsuit against Michael Jackson yesterday heard increasingly frantic phone messages that the singer left for a business associate, demanding action on projects including a collaboration with actor Marlon Brando and the release of a charity recording.

Johnny Depp wants to put Hollywood on hold so he can live out the dying wish of late movie icon Marlon Brando by playing Hamlet in a theatre production.

Shooting has resumed on Hollywood legend Marlon Brando's last ever movie.

Marlon Brando's first screen test has been discovered - showing the legendary actor as the original Rebel Without A Cause, eight years before James Dean made the role his own.

Christian Brando, son of the late Hollywood legend Marlon Brando, is being sued by his ex-wife and stepdaughter who say he often abused and threatened to kill them.

TWENTY hours later, away from the roars of nearly 40,000 enraptured fans, viewed in the cold light of retrospection, was Sunday’s rip-roaring All-Ireland hurling semi-final between Galway and Kilkenny really one of the all-time great hurling games?

A novel written by Marlon Brando and director Donald Cammell is finally released today, a year after Brando died and nine years after Cammell killed himself.

A pirate adventure story co-written by the late Marlon Brando is to be published this week, more than a year after his death.

A treasure trove of Marlon Brando’s most prized and personal possessions will go under the hammer today in New York.

A family feud has erupted over the auction of Marlon Brando's personal property, it emerged today.

A VAST collection of Marlon Brando’s most prized personal possessions, from bongo drums to his annotated Godfather script, goes on public display in New York tomorrow.

A vast collection of Marlon Brando’s most prized and personal possessions, from bongo drums to his annotated Godfather script, goes on public display in New York tomorrow.

MARLON BRANDO was a contender in the American Film Institute’s list of best quotes from US movies, but No 1 was Rhett Butler’s parting shot to Scarlett O’Hara: “Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a damn.”

Screen star Jack Nicholson has bought fellow legend Marlon Brando's old residence in Beverly Hills for the staggering sum of $5.5m (€4.5m).

American actor Karl Malden, who won an Oscar for his performance in the 1951 film A Streetcar Named Desire, has earned another honour for his portrayals in westerns.

The former business manager of film legend Marlon Brando is suing his estate for sexual harassment and wrongful termination.

Marlon Brando granted Michael Jackson lifelong sanctuary on a tropical island, it emerged today.